Turning on the Engine

Wednesday, June 14, 2023
Time
10:30 am - 12:25 pm
Hall
Messe München
Room
Hall B2, Booth B2.550

Hydrogen technology and supply have been gaining strategic importance globally. In a context of climate change, supply chain crisis and war, the yet young technology has been put on top of the agenda of all the big economic zones. Europe's first move has been answered by actions of China and lead to reaction by the USA. The session discusses what policy makers should do and effectively do, how industry adapts and adopts, and how this translates into industrial action.

10:30 am - 10:40 amWelcome and Introduction

Bart Biebuyck (Moderator)

Chief Executive Officer

Hybart

10:40 am - 11:00 amInsights from the European Commission

11:00 am - 11:20 amMission Innovation Hydrogen Valley Platform 2.0

Markus Kaufmann

Partner

Roland Berger

11:20 am - 11:40 amDecarbonising the Heat Sector: Why Hydrogen will Play a Role

Alexander Dauensteiner

Product Line Owner

Viessmann Werke GmbH & Co. KG

11:40 am - 12:00 pmTowards a Green Hydrogen Economy - Electrolyzer Business and Decentralized Fuel Cell Systems

Wayne-Daniel Kern

Vice President Commercial Responsibility - SOFC

Robert Bosch GmbH

12:00 pm - 12:20 pmEU's Green Hydrogen Auction for 800 Million Euro in 2023

Ewelina Daniel

Policy Officer, DG CLIMA Unit C.2 - Low Carbon Solutions (II): Research & Low Carbon Technology Deployment

European Commission

12:20 pm - 12:25 pmQ&A and Closing

Speakers

Speaker

Ewelina Daniel, European Commission

Policy Officer, DG CLIMA Unit C.2 - Low Carbon Solutions (II): Research & Low Carbon Technology Deployment

Belgium

Ewelina Daniel is Policy Officer in European Commission, Directorate General (DG) Climate Action working on development of pilot auctions scheme for renewable hydrogen under the Innovation Fund. She also coordinates the Innovation Fund large-scale calls for proposals and works on the use of Innovation Fund for financial instruments. Previously she was team leader in DG Energy on energy system modelling for setting the 2030 energy and climate targets and she also worked in DG Internal Market on regulatory standards for vehicles. She has master degrees in political science and in economics.

Speaker

Alexander Dauensteiner, Viessmann Werke GmbH & Co. KG

Product Line Owner

Germany

Alexander Dauensteiner studied mechanical engineering at the University of Stuttgart and graduated in 1998. After several years at the Fraunhofer Institute IPA in Stuttgart focusing on eco-design and life cycle management, he moved to the Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy and worked with Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker and Amory Lovins on the topic of the 1-liter car. In 2002, he moved to heating appliance manufacturer Vaillant as project manager for fuel cell heating appliances and became head of product management innovation three years later. From 2015 to 2017 he was Head of Product Management System Products and from February 2017 to October 2019 Senior Association Manager Digitalization of the Vaillant Group. In October 2019, he moved to Viessmann in Allendorf (Eder) as Product Line Owner Fuel Cells. He is also responsible for Viessmann's global hydrogen activities and since May 2022 also for gas appliances in residential and light commercial applications as well as floor-standing gas and liquid fuel appliances. He is Maximilian Viessmann's sherpa on the German government's National Hydrogen Council.

Speaker

Wayne-Daniel Kern, Robert Bosch GmbH

Vice President Commercial Responsibility - SOFC

Germany

In January 2019, Wayne-Daniel Kern co-founded the SOFC program as Vice President and holds the commercial responsibility within the project. In addition to his work at Bosch, Wayne-Daniel Kern has been a member of the Board of Directors and Treasurer at Hydrogen Europe since June 2022.

Speaker

Markus Kaufmann, Roland Berger

Partner

Germany

Markus Kaufmann is a Principal in Roland Berger's Hamburg Office. For the past 10 years, he has been working on clen hydrogen as part of Roland Berger's growing cross-functional expert team in the field. He advises clients from the public and private sector around the world on strategic projects along the entire hydrogen value chain, with a particular focus on developing integrated clean hydrogen investment projects, supporting the entry of new players into the market and advancing the industrialization of critical supply chains such as electrolyzers. Markus has co-published numerous studies on hydrogen and fuel cells; his academic background is in business administration (University of Mannheim) and international affairs (Sciences Po Paris).

Speaker

Bart Biebuyck (Moderator), Hybart

Chief Executive Officer

Germany

Bart Biebuyck is since May 2016 the Executive Director of the Clean Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (Clean Hydrogen JU), a public-private partnership aiming at facilitating the deployment of fuel cells and hydrogen technologies in Europe. Under his leadership, a strong emphasis on cooperation with cities and regions led to the creation of the Hydrogen Valleys concept and the formation of the European Hydrogen Valleys partnership. Dissemination of project results and building technology awareness among the European citizens became an important priority. As an engineer he understands the importance of basic research and is a key focusing point on the call preparations. Before, Bart Biebuyck was at the Powertrain Division of Toyota Motor Europe where he held various management positions. His expertise in the automotive industry includes extensive knowledge related to the deployment of new technologies such as hydrogen and fuel cells in the European market. Bart was responsible for the European trials of the Toyota Fuel Cell Vehicle, which were conducted partly in the German Clean Energy Partnership (CEP) program. He also had the opportunity to develop and expand his expertise in Japan, where he lived and worked for two years. In addition to his industrial experience, Bart has been politically active in his local town since 2006. In 2013 he became the vice president of the City Council, responsible, among others, for the local economy and education. Bart's term as the Executive Director of the Clean Hydrogen Joint Undertaking was extended for four years until May 2023. Bart studied Automotive engineering at the HTS Autotechnieken in Arnhem, The Netherlands.

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